Healthcare Policy and Regulation

Catalog description

This course will examine healthcare policy and regulatory environments from the perspective of local, state, national and global healthcare trends. The impact of policy issues, including healthcare costs, quality of services, financing of healthcare systems, scope of professional practice, workplace safety and how policy is affected by political compromise will also be evaluated. Students will learn basic elements of healthcare regulation, accrediting bodies, structure of organizations, influences of key policies on healthcare delivery, and the relation between the public and private sectors on health policy.